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Qinghua Chen¹, Gang Yao¹, Lin Yang¹

¹Navy Aviation University, Yantai 264001, China.

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This study introduces a modified whale optimization algorithm (MWOA) for efficient ship replenishment path planning. MWOA significantly improves solution quality and stability over existing methods.

Keywords:

cross operation destroy and repair operators modified whale optimization algorithm nearest neighbor search ship replenishment path planning variable neighborhood search

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Area of Science:

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Operations Research
Computational Intelligence

Background:

Ship replenishment path planning is crucial for security and efficiency.
Existing algorithms face challenges in optimizing complex replenishment routes.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an advanced optimization algorithm for single-task ship replenishment path planning.
To enhance search efficiency and solution quality in pathfinding problems.

Main Methods:

A modified whale optimization algorithm (MWOA) incorporating nearest neighbor and random search for initial populations.
Integration of crossover operations and destroy/repair operators for enhanced position updates.
Utilization of variable neighborhood search for local optimization refinement.

Main Results:

MWOA demonstrated superior performance in solution quality and stability compared to WOA, GA, ACO, HPSO, and SA on Traveling Salesman Problems.
The algorithm achieved consistently better results on ship replenishment path planning problems of various scales.
MWOA exhibited high adaptability and reliability in diverse replenishment scenarios.

Conclusions:

The proposed MWOA is an effective and adaptable algorithm for ship replenishment path planning.
MWOA provides efficient, high-quality, and reliable solutions for complex logistical challenges.
This research contributes a robust optimization tool for maritime security and operations.